St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-02
JONES' HOT SHOT.
Continued FROM Firs, Page.

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they struggled against the bars of their cage.
And as he looked upon them the great tears
gathered i'm his ewes and began to course
down his weather beaten cheeks, and at last
ne ran his hand into the fold OF his garment,
and drew forth the coin of strange coun-
try and said to the owner What is the
price OF one of those cagesY' He purchased
1t, and held IL ND for moment looking ut the
little captive, and then, opening the door, he
turned the little
FAATHERED SoNGsTER
loose. 1t flew out from its cage, and 1t f1ut-
tered for an instant above the heads OF the
vast numbers as if 1t were balancing itself in
midair because its wings, long unused
to flying, refused To- do its bidding
until ut last kindly nature restored its equi-
llbrium, and then it mounted up, and up, ana
got higher and higher still, until ii reached an
| altitude from which it's eye caught glimpse
OF its far-distant mountain home and at
the sight all of the on9-represSei melody or
its natue guShed from its little throat in one
glad song Of triumph anu soon II
winged its way into the fur ana
ethereal distance and was lost sight Of One
by one the old stranger purchased the cages
and one by one he turned the little song birds
loose, and each repeated the act Of its prede-
ceSS0r until it, too, circled high enough to
| catch Il glimpse OF that distant mountain
range, and then IL sped away on the same
| course to its distant mountain businesses, and
lar distance. When he had finished this
, labor some said: "Why do you do this
strange Thing in the market placer The old
man looked upon them with face radiant
with the eloquence of love, and said TO them:
"Gentemen / was once II captive myself and
know something of the sweets of liberty; and
thus to these little song birds, the only familiar
spirits in that mighty scene, he had testified
his own gratitude for his own deliveruncc
from bondage by setting them free and send
ing them on their way rejoicing Aud so |
can say to you, my fellow citizens, this after
noon. ! was once II captive myself ! was
once held in the CALLING chains OF II bondage
Tar more repreSslng to the natural melody of
the human soul than were those
gilded cages that day 10 those little song
birds in the market place. But thanks be to
COD can stand here to-day and proclaim the
fact thai through Jesus Christ, his only be-
gotten Son, my Savior, ] have been released
FROM THE CRAINS
of that boudagc, and for twenty months
have been singing new song OF liberty:
for at my call OF distress he
reached down his omuipotent arm and lifted
me up out OF the horrible pit, took me from
the mire and clay, ana set my feet on the
rock that is higher, and established my
goings and put this glad song on my lip that
have been singing with increasing joy and
gratitude every day since. And / would if l
could initiate the example of that
oiu Strdnger III tue market place
that dav, and with the precious
coinage OF Chrst's love and mercy purchase
from the willing hearts of my fellow men
their release from like bondage, like deSpot-
ism and like thraldom from which have
been delivered; for | feel strongly upon the
question Of the sufferings of humanity IN
this regard. | have Il right TO feel strongly
because l have suffered so much my
self; L went to such depths and such despair
that to tie rescued and redeemed and made to
rejoice is something that would bring If
could TO the heart and soul OF every man liv-
ing in the world to-day. | was well born.
had as noble mother rs a boy ever had, and
she strained me to her bosom in my infancy,
and poured into my young nature all the
strong love and devotion of her own. She
led me by the hand in my childhood
and stood me by her knee in my
youth and taught me the blessed lessons of
Jesus Christ She sought by all that moth
er's love could do to instill into my heart love
for the good, pure and beautiful, and i'm
plant into my soul q love for that righteous
pess which would give me career, ar once
noble and honorable before men and accept
able to God. had noble father, the soul of
integrity and he walked among his fellow
men with head erect, and with
SPOTLESS HONOR
and who, when he died. was followed to his
grave by thousands of his fellow citizens,
who mourned for him not only as a fellow
citizen, but as a friend, q bosom friend gone
to his long rest. And these two sought to
bring Inc up in the nurture and admonition
of the Lord, and to give me high and noble
principles, and to give me a love for virtue
and righteousness, and for the seventeen years
L remained at home. | worShipped around
the family altar night and morning, aided by
the Cody counsel and example of that home
felt that was growing in stature and wis
dom and grace | believed | was forming
and bniIdipp that m M oh oto, IioI,
would give me prestige and d name, and
integrity among men and before
God. After "a while the time
came when ] said goodbye to
father, and when must imprint the family
kiss upon mothers lips, and go out into the
world to seek education. Invent to one of the
colleges of our Southern country, and there
mingled with young men of my own age
gathered from all parts of the Union, and
falling into the usual condolences of student
life. found myself gradually weaned away
from the practices of home from the
reading of my Bible, from saying my prayers,
from giving my heart up to God in medita-
ton day by day. and gradually fell in with
the ambitions and schemes and anticipations
and the varied pictures of the worlds
enjCyments that we were to find just
beyond the academic walls. = Al
though these pictures were painted
with the fresh hues and coors of the rain
bow, they attracted my attention and gained
my admlratiOn; and from time to time /
found there were loves and lusts and appe-
titles growing up in my nature, and supplant-
ing those which before had been Cody,
RIGHTEOUS AND PURE
Thus went on with them, in bright anticl-
patton of all the joy which should be opened
to me when left college, until at last | did
graduate and passed out into the world to
seek my profession. ] went to one of the
capital cities of the South and there began
the study of law, preparatory to admission to
the bar Pursued it with ambition and
assiduity because / was ambitious
and DESTROYS to occupy an honorable position
in my profession before the world But at
the same time | was thrown, by reason of
having ample means and ample social INTRO
duction, into one of the gayest and giddlest
society OF one of the great capitals of the
South, where | went forward with
q rush, where men give themselves
up to those amusements and
customs that enter into and ate called the
polite society of the day. l knew, because /
had been warned before that, in these varied
scenes Of life there was much of strong temp
taton, much that might wean from mans
nature, that would carry the mans nature
from the landmarks of purity and righteous
ness and sobriety. But said to myself T can
indulge in these now for | am in the
prosperous part of my life, with something
of impunity, for | want to see and know how
the great world lives, acts and conducts it
self, and will go into them and enjoy them
for little space of time, but when the active.
energetic duties of life begins I
can lay them aside as hind
RANGES. i had warnings thrown across
my path even then for as / looked out upon
the ranks of men who stood in high. noble
positions in professional and social life, |
could see ever and anon where some one had
been basking among these gayeties would
sink beneath them as some strong swimmer
overcome in a flood, is snatched up and
THROWN AWAY.